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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1963
Page
4
Jimmy Demaret blasts the U S golf associations and pro tour for lax rule enforcement. He cites lime-marked playable lies and lifted balls as examples, naming Nicklaus Palmer and others while recounting incidents from Cleveland Open and U S Open controversies.
Doug Ford posted a three over par 74 in the third round at Scarboro to retain a two stroke lead at 210 heading into Saturday. Herman Keiser and Jack Fleck trailed at 212, as the wind battered conditions tested the field.
Shirley Englehorn defended her title by shooting a one under par 71 to lead after the first round of the Lady Carling Eastern Open in Sutton Massachusetts. She enjoys a two stroke cushion over Clifford Ann Creed as Kathy Whitworth and Jo Anne Gunderson are tied for second at 74 after delays from storms.
Gamecock moved up from third place at the head of the stretch to win the $7 000 Bloomsburg Purse by a head over Star Gem at Liberty Bell Park Friday night.
Wilson Wilson, manager of the 1963 Burlington Bees, argues minor leaguers can reach the majors faster due to better coaching despite fewer teams. He recalls his own jagged path through Milford Delaware to Pittsburgh and New Orleans, noting expanded majors and innings of instruction.
Ron Morris, the 1962 AAU champion from Los Angeles, won the pole vault at 15 9 as American athletes split results on the World Games final day in Helsinki. Jay Silvester claimed discus with 196 6 14, Willie Atterberry edged Helmut Janz in 400 hurdles in 50.9 seconds, Gyula Zsivoczky beat Harold Connolly in hammer with 223 feet 1 inch. Connolly finished second with 214 4 14.
Standings show Baltimore 4 5 Minnesota 3 7 Cleveland 4 New York 5 Washington 5 Los Angeles 8 Boston 3 Detroit 4 Kansas City 3. Today’s games include New York at Cleveland and Kansas City at Detroit with several interleague matchups. Monday has no games scheduled.
Hiller batted .185 and Jim Duffalo earned his first win since April 10 as the Giants beat St Louis 6-5 in 11 innings. Duffalo allowed four walks in two relief frames while Hiller delivered the go ahead RBI single. Dodgers lead NL pennant race after key wins as Cubs and Astros win.
Kansas City reliever John Wyatt struggles with control as Detroit defeats Oakland 4-3. A seventh inning rally includes a walk, a errant throw, and a misplay by Wyatt. Other AL results: Donavan and Wilson drive Indians and Red Sox to wins. Senators win fourth in a row behind Rudolph. Twins rally to split with Baltimore.
A 500-pound sea lion wandered onto the seventh green at Glen Golf Course near Santa Clara prompting a-hour halt as workers and players harassed the animal. A German shepherd attacked it and the sea lion fled toward the Guadalupe River then upstream toward San Francisco Bay before turning back toward the bay.
Salvatore Burruni of Italy defeats Rine Libeer of France to retain the European flyweight title in Alessandria Italy. Katsuo Haga of Japan outpoints Kozo Nagata to win the Japanese bantamweight title in Tokyo.
World welterweight champion Emile Griffith is scheduled to fight Holly Mims of Washington DC in a 10 round non-title bout at Saratoga New York on Saturday August 10 to celebrate the city's 100th centennial and will be nationally televised.
Peter Weis a 38 year old ABC television cameraman remains in critical condition after tumbling from a 35 foot tower during the Firecracker 400 stock car race. A truck struck a guy wire causing the fall and he suffered a fractured spine with paralysis from the waist down.
Wayne Zahn of Atlanta rode a 2697 pin total after 12 of 24 qualifying games to lead the Chicago Open by 69 pins over Jim St John of Chicago. The field of 120 will be cut to the top 16 for Sunday’s match game finals.
New York reports a 20 year old New York graduate Billy Bello faces Mexican veteran Gaspar Ortega in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Bello is a 2-1 underdog and ABC will televise the fight from 9 p.m. EST.
Arnold Palmer, 33, moves toward a third straight British Open as a 2-1 favorite. In an exhibition at Blackpool he says he will keep playing long term, driven by pride and the desire to win. Palmer captained the rest of the world in a charity match for Prince Philip, leading his team to a 6-3 victory after a 69 by himself. About 120 golfers will compete in the Open next midweek.
Rain shifted Friday matches indoors for the Iowa District Closed tennis finals in the junior division. Finals include Boys 16 under and 14 under singles with Cedar Falls Des Moines Waterloo participants and Sheila Pearl facing Mona Schaliau in girls 18 under and 16 under events.
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas AP Pitchers in the Corpus Christi Teenage League faced a frustrating Fourth of July. Bill Mehrens threw 15 innings of near perfect baseball across two games, but no wins were awarded as both games ended in scoreless ties. Jerry Cox pitched a no hitter in another game, yet errors by teammates allowed a 3-1 loss.
Bill Williams and Barbara Hale comb Peru jungles in search of a missing scientist. The adventure airs on TV 9’s SCIENCE FICTION THEATER at 6 30 Saturday night.
The Red Raiders with a 2-1 record were rained out for the first time in the second half. Burlington's Bees are set to move into Memorial ballpark for games Saturday and Sunday nights at 7 30. Steve Hathcote will start Saturday if weather permits. Sunday features Cedar Rapids Kids league night with guest teams and a band performance by Mt. Vernon. Friday’s rainout marked Cedar Rapids home rainouts for the season at eight with six earlier games made up as double headers.
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